Happy Hairston vs. John Wall Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wall and Happy Hairston that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Happy Hairston

vs.

John Wall

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
John Wall: 2010-11 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 John Wall 0

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 John Wall 11

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 John Wall 4

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 John Wall 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 John Wall 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 John Wall 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 John Wall 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 John Wall 4.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 John Wall 8.9

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * John Wall 1.6

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * John Wall 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 John Wall 12,088

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 John Wall 2,704

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 John Wall 5,735

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * John Wall 1,045

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * John Wall 439

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 John Wall 647

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 John Wall .430

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** John Wall .322

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 John Wall .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) John Wall 23.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) John Wall 4.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) John Wall 10.7 (2017)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * John Wall 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * John Wall 1.1 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 John Wall 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 John Wall 4.3

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 John Wall 9.8

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * John Wall 1.7

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * John Wall 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 John Wall 810

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 John Wall 159

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 John Wall 364

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * John Wall 64

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * John Wall 41

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 John Wall 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 John Wall .419

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** John Wall .267

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 John Wall .822

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) John Wall 27.2 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) John Wall 5.7 (2018)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) John Wall 11.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * John Wall 2.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * John Wall 1.4 (2015)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.